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1550941

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the increase in people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	109562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>In 2021/22, £17 million was made available to clinical commissioning groups to address dementia waiting lists and increase the number of diagnoses. This included identifying areas of good practice in dementia diagnosis and provision of pre and post diagnostic support.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 20/12/2022 10:32:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1550951

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Autism and Learning Disability: Community Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Integrated Care Boards to publish plans for meeting the commitments relating to community provision for (a) autistic people and (b) people with learning disabilities set out in the Building the Right Support Action Plan, published on 19 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	109501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to make an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Each integrated care board implements a five year joint forward plan with partner trusts and Foundation Trusts. This will include the needs of the entire local population, including people with a learning disability and autistic people.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan 2019 sets out our commitment to invest in intensive, crisis and forensic community support to support more people with a learning disability and autistic people to receive personalised care in the community, closer to home, and reduce preventable admissions to inpatient services. Every local health system will be expected to use some of this growing community health services investment to have a seven day specialist multidisciplinary service and crisis care.</p><p> </p><p>To support our approach of devolving power, the government has set up the Hewitt Review to consider the balance between integrated care system accountability, targets, and performance.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/12/2022 14:22:25 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1550968

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Diets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Royal College of Physicians on the impact of a diet rich in (a) vegetables, (b) whole grains, (c) beans and (d) lentils on the risk of bowel cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	109565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions. The Eatwell Guide advises the population to consume a diet which is based on fruits, vegetables and starchy carbohydrates, including wholegrain options where possible.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 22/12/2022 11:40:52 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1550983

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Air Conditioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department provided advice to hospitals on the purchase of air purifiers that use technology deemed safe by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	109406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England is developing new guidance in relation to the use of ultraviolet air cleaners in the National Health Service which will be consistent with all relevant guidance and standards.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/12/2022 16:48:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1550984

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2022 to Question 106425 on Health Services: International Cooperation, for what reason (a) Ministers in his Department have not met with the World Health Organisation Director General and (b) no one in his Department has met with the United Nations Secretary General to discuss global health reform after the covid-19 pandemic; and whether any such meetings with Ministers in his Department have been requested by the (i) World Health Organisation and (ii) United Nations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has regular contact with the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), including through the United Kingdom Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and the WHO Executive Board. The Departmental Ministers usually meet the Director General at the annual World Health Assembly and did so this year and will continue to do so in other fora. The Department of Health and Social Care works with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on issues related to global health and via its relationship with the United Nations General Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/12/2022 14:28:06 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550994

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s energy contracts are negotiated by the Crown Commercial Service and electricity is currently supplied by EDF and gas by Total Energies Gas and Power. In 2021/22, the Department emitted 3,107 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from energy use in its buildings and staff business travel. The Department has recently completed a sustainability strategy and is undertaking surveys of the estate to understand net zero emissions can be achieved.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/12/2022 10:33:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1551019

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Elective Recovery Taskforce: Ophthalmology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether ophthalmology was discussed at the first meeting of the Elective Recovery Taskforce on 7 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	109727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/12/2022 15:57:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1551045

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Methylphenidate: Shortages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of Ritalin.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	109668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department is aware of a supply issue with a branded version of Ritalin, methylphenidate 10 milligram tablets. We continue to liaise with all suppliers to expedite resupply dates to ensure stock remains available to meet demand.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/12/2022 10:45:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 43430 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1551054

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the funding spent by his Department to date on preparing for the introduction of social care reforms in October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	109617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>We estimate expenditure of approximately £20 million to date preparing for the introduction of adult social care charging reform, of which £18.4 million has been allocated to local authorities through grant funding. The remaining funding has been allocated to central programme costs.</p><p>Of the £18.4 million, £15.5 million was issued to all local authorities for the recruitment of additional assessment staff and to embed necessary technology upgrades for the charging reforms. The remaining £2.9 million was issued to five trailblazer authorities, which are due to implement these reforms at an earlier stage, to enable needs and financial assessments.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/12/2022 16:45:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1551055

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of postponing the introduction of social care reforms on care provider stability.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	109618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>While charging reforms have been delayed, we have provided councils with a further £3.2 billion, which we are re-investing in social care through the Social Care Grant. This includes a ringfenced fund of £400 million in 2023/24, which will increase to £680 million in 2024/25 and maintain the current levels of Fair Cost of Care funding of £162 million per year. This will assist local authorities to address waiting lists, low fee rates and workforce pressures in the adult social care sector.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/12/2022 11:59:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth